On April 9, a post by Thomas Wijman, a consultant for the company, appeared on the Newzoo blog about the state of affairs in mobile gaming in India. Thomas believes that the largest state in South Asia is worth special attention today.

On March 22, the French developer and publisher Ubisoft announced the opening of two new divisions. One will appear in Ukraine, and the second in India. Both will be engaged in the creation of AAA projects.

Game producer Mark Skaggs announced his intention to leave the board of directors of the Indian game studio Moonfrog Labs and return to the United States. Skaggs is known as the lead for the development of Command & Conquer: Red Alert 2 and Generals strategies.

The American company Zynga has published a puzzle Rangoli Rekha: Color Match in India. The official launch was preceded by a softlonch, which lasted from August last year. Rangoli Rekha is aimed at Indian users: it was developed by a local studio, and the design of the game uses elements of the country’s cultural heritage.

The authors of Pokerist decided to publish in India. KamaGames has announced the launch of a new Poker Champions game created specifically for the Indian audience.

The Indian mobile publishing house Nazara Technologies continues to buy up local companies. The next acquisition of Nazara was the esports company Nodwin Gaming.

Nazara Technologies acquired a controlling stake in the local Nextwave Multimedia studio. The latter specializes in the development of sports titles and games for virtual reality.

Indian businessman Rakesh Jhunjhunwala has acquired a minority stake in mobile game developer Nazara Technologies for $27.9 million.

India is a land of opportunity. An unknown Indian developer in the west, Gametion, announced that his game Ludo King has collected 55 million downloads in a year.

American mobile publisher Zynga announced plans to double operations in India and invest in the development of its office in Bangalore.

Indian mobile publisher Nazara Technologies is preparing for an IPO that will make it the first public gaming company in the country’s history.

Indian mobile developer Nukebox Studios earned $500 thousand in 45 days thanks to Food Truck Chef, a time manager inspired by the hit Cooking Fever of the Lithuanian studio Nordcurrent.

Mobile publisher Zynga has conducted a three-in-a-row Rangoli Rekha: Color Match mobile puzzle softlonch in India, developed by a local studio from Bangalore. The visual range of the games contains references to Indian folk culture.

Chinese mobile game publisher Youzu has opened a representative office in India and plans to invest $10 million in the local gaming industry.

Mobile industry experts are increasingly talking about the prospects of the Indian market. The analytical company App Annie was no exception and published a study of the local market. It turned out that India took the first place in terms of the growth rate of the mobile market.

Vishal Gondal, one of the creators of the Indian studio Indiagames, is launching a fund to finance local teams. Preference will be given to studios whose projects are in the early stages of development.

Apple will open an accelerator for iOS application development (App Design and Development Accelerator) in Bangalore. The goal of the initiative is to help local startups and developers.

Mark Skaggs, author of Farmville and Empires & Allies, now works for the Indian studio Moonfrog Labs. The game designer is convinced that this country is waiting for a big boom in the mobile gaming industry.

The revenue of the Star Chef game on iOS exceeded $ 5 million. The title became “India’s most successful game” according to the local edition of the Indian Economic Times.